Constituted in the Regular Army 27 February 1924 as 14th Coast Artillery, and organized 1 July 1924 at Fort Worden by redesignating the following companies of the Coast Artillery Corps : 106th, 108th, 94th, 92nd, 85th, 149th, 93rd, 150th, 126th, and 160th.
Battery D reactivated 1 January 1931 with personnel from HHB and Batteries A & G.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalion HHBs constituted as inactive on 12 September 1935.
1st Battalion HHB activated 1 July 1939.
2nd Battalion HHB and Batteries B, C, and E activated 3 January 1941 at Fort Worden.
Batteries A, B, and C moved to Fort Casey on 11 January 1941.
1st Battalion HHB moved to Fort Casey on 7 February 1941.
Batteries F, G, H, I, and K activated at Fort Worden 4 June 1941.
Battery F moved to Ediz Hook and Agate and Rich Passes to man Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat batteries 6 August 1942, where it remained until 1 October 1942, when it moved to Marrowstone Island and Port Townsend, remaining only until 22 October 1942 when it returned to Ediz Hook. Battery F returned to Fort Worden in September 1943.
Battery C assigned to Fort Whitman 20 December 1941, transferred to Fort Ebey in 1943.
Battery L activated 12 January 1942, inactivated 12 September 1942. This battery provided the Army portion of a joint Army-Navy "hydracoustic ranging station" at Fort Flagler. On 30 August 1942 the Navy assumed full responsibility for this station.
As new batteries were completed in 1944, the regiment's firing batteries moved west to Striped Peak.
Battery K redesignated Battery A, HD Puget Sound, 17 October 1944.
1st Battalion HHB redesignated as HQ & HQ Detachment 14th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
2nd Battalion HHB redesignated as HHD 169th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
3rd Battalion HHB redesignated as HHD 170th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
Battery A Redesignated Battery B, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion, 19 October 1944.
Battery B Redesignated Battery A, 14th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
Battery C Redesignated Battery B, 14th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
Battery D Redesignated Battery B, 169th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
Battery F Redesignated Battery A, 169th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
Battery G Redesignated Battery C, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
Battery H Redesignated Battery A, 170th Coast Artillery Battalion, 17 October 1944.
14th, 169th, and 170th Coast Artillery Battalions inactivated 15 September 1945.
Distinctive unit insignia
Description
A gold metal and enamel device 1 inch in height overall the head of a northern lynx cropped facing forward silver gray. Attached below and to the sides ending in ribbons behind the lynx's ear is a red scroll inscribed "SEMPER VIGILANS" in gold letters.
Symbolism
The lynx is characteristic of the country. The motto translates to "Always Watchful."
On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the head of a northern lynx caboshed Proper. Motto: SEMPER VIGILANS.
Symbolism
Shield
The Regiment was organized in the Coast Defenses of Puget Sound and the shield, red for Artillery, is the shield of the old Coast Defenses. The flaunches of ermine recall "Astoria" and the fur trade in the early days and by their outline on the shield indicate the contour of the straits.
Crest
The large, gray, northern lynx is characteristic of the country.
Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 14th Coast Artillery Regiment on 18 November 1924. It was redesignated for the 14th Coast Artillery Battalion on 18 December 1944. The insignia was redesignated for the 14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion on 30 April 1952.
